Från istiden till medeltiden. Från franska revolutionen till andra världskriget. Från uppfinningen av hjulet till landstigningen på månen. Den här boken berättar om historia på ett helt nytt sätt. Med hjälp av kartor och illustrationer får du reda p…
Launch each school day with 20- to 30-minute meetings that bring students together to practice social and academic skills and warm up for a day of engaged learning. The third edition offers: Updated examples of Morning Meeting in action Emphasis…
Eighty easy-to-do, classroom-tested ideas to help you plan engaging, purposeful Morning Meetings for third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students. The book includes: 20 friendly greetings, 20 empowering sharings, 20 engaged activities, and 20 insp…
Murder. Mayhem. Madness. . . "NIGHT WIDOW has all the ingredients of a first-class thriller: a reclusive former movie star, a strong and capable heroine, and a story that twists and turns like Mulholland Drive. Nothing is as it seems in this present…
Written from various critical standpoints by internationally renowned scholars, 'Scottish Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion' interrogates the ways in which the concepts of the Gothic and Scotland have intersected and been manipulated from the mid-eight…
Written from various critical standpoints by international scholars, Scottish Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion interrogates the ways in which the concepts of the Gothic and Scotland have intersected and been manipulated from the mideighteenth century…
Douglas likes women - quiet women; the kind he deals with at the mortuary where he works. Douglas meets Marjorie, unemployed, gaining weight and losing confidence. She talks and laughs a lot to cover up her shyness, but what Douglas really needs is…
Investigative reporter Roni Mayfield returns to her crumbling Nevada hometown to avenge a friend's brutal death-only to be hunted by the same twisted serial killer Caroline Holt's body was found in her bed, covered in blood, her wrists cut, a framed…
Things were looking up for Alexandra Carlson. With her divorce behind her and the mysterious death of her father fading in her memory, she was moving on. She lived in a wonderful secluded house on a mountainside in Reno, her paintings were beginning…
From Beverley Allitt, the attention-seeking nurse who preyed on the children in her care, to the infamous Dr Harold Shipman, who was responsible for the deaths of at least 218 of his patients, history has been littered with examples of healers who h…
Prefiguring Postblackness explores the tensions between cultural memory of the African American freedom struggle and representations of African American identity staged in five plays between 1959 and 1969 during the civil rights era. Through close r…
All of these men and women were in good professions... and all of them were hiding dark secrets.Why do outwardly normal people commit horrendous crimes? In this collection of incisive profiles, veteran crime writer Carol Anne Davis turns the spotlig…
The Gothic and death is the first published study devoted to the subject of the Gothic and death across the centuries. It investigates how the multifarious strands of the Gothic and the concepts of death, dying, mourning and memorialisation ('the De…
The Gothic and death offers the first ever published study devoted to the subject of the Gothic and death across the centuries. It investigates how the multifarious strands of the Gothic and the concepts of death, dying, mourning and memorialisation…
This collection reappraises and retheorizes Marie Corelli's diverse fictional writings and locates them in their contemporary literary and social context.Marie Corelli (1855-1924) was a fabulously popular novelist in the late-nineteenth and early-tw…
Offers an introduction to classic British Gothic literature. This book examines works by Gothic authors such as Horace Walpole, Matthew Lewis, Ann Radcliffe, William Godwin and Mary Shelley against the backdrop of eighteenth-and-nineteenth-century B…
History of the Gothic: Gothic Literature 1764-1824 offers a detailed and accessible introduction to classic British Gothic literature and the popular sub-genre of the Female Gothic. Works by such classic Gothic authors as Horace Walpole, Matthew Lew…
Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. THE NAIL IN THE TREE narrates Carol Ann Davis' experience of raising two sons in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, on the day of and during the aftermath of the shooting there. Part memoir, part art-historical treatise, these med…
This is a book about grief and the raw, impassioned feelings that come along with it. It is a deeply personal and honest account of how one woman dealt with looking after her aged parents over a number of years through to their deaths.It is not a go…
A story from the anthology Masters of True Crime, which spans murder cases from the beginning of the 20th century to today. This is a must-hear for fans of true crime and will also be compelling to mystery and thriller listeners.
When he wanted a woman, he took her. His victim was always so disappointing, forcing him to dispose of her and move on to the next one. This time it would be different. Sisters. He would take them both--and keep the best. She would be his ultimate p…
For more than 20 years, Integrative Therapies in Rehabilitation has been the most researched resource on complementary and alternative therapies in rehabilitation. This renowned text, now in its fourth edition, relates the updated scientific evidenc…
Consisting of sixteen original essays by experts in the field, including leading and lesser-known international scholars, Global Frankenstein considers the tremendous adaptability and rich afterlives of Mary Shelley's iconic novel, Frankenstein, at…
Theatre of Nepal and the People Who Make It is the first comprehensive look at Nepali theatre for readers outside of Nepal. Charting Nepali theatre from ancient times to the present and from the metropolis of Kathmandu to far-flung regions, this boo…
In Parents Who Kill, renowned crime expert Carol Anne Davis explores the motives behind the act which flies in the face of all reason and instinct. This timely study examines some of the most harrowing cases documented in recent legal history, rangi…
"A powerful book The characters are incredible...they spring right off the page. A fabulous coming-of-age story." JoAnn Wendt--author of The Golden Dove. Behind closed doors, a young mind is awakened to a world bigger than innocent brown eyes can im…
Maiden, Mother, or Crone-where does a woman in her forties fit in?Women who have turned to feminist spirituality for appreciation of women's ways of knowing have struggled with the confining concept of the Triple Goddess. Though no longer raising ch…
Nevada's King's Club resort casino is a neon playground for gamblers with a passion to win...and the hunting ground for a ruthless killer with nothing to lose. The odds are in his favor until casino owner Jay King places his bets on a beautiful priv…
For more than 100 years Chico Hot Springs Lodge, nestled below Emigrant Peak in Montana's Paradise Valley, has enticed visitors from far and near with its exquisite service and fine dining. Most folks come for the natural hot water pools, but it's C…
Why does a young woman lure teenagers into her car then participate in their horrific rape and torture? What makes a nurse lethally inject the healthy babies in her care? Women, statistically, aren`t a violent breed ... but the female of the species…
For over 20 years, Patient Practitioner Interaction: An Experiential Manual for Developing the Art of Health Care has been the cornerstone textbook for health care professionals to learn and develop effective interpersonal professional behavior. Bui…
Amy thinks that Jeff, her prison penpal, will be inside for several years. He lied - his release date is imminent. She believes that he's a gentle, misunderstood young man. She's wrong - he's a killer who plans to kill again. As the body count mount…
